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Sleiman: World can 'no longer' take Israel's threats lightly
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - February 8, 2010 - 10:00pm
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Lebanese president urges Spain to enforce implementation of UNSCR 1701
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - February 8, 2010 - 10:00pm
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Sfeir: We are a nation of 'civilized minorities'
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - February 8, 2010 - 10:00pm
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Mashnouq denies he was assaulted during row in Ain al-Mreisseh
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - February 8, 2010 - 10:00pm
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Fresh calls for Iran sanctions
Al Jazeera English - 2 hours 23 min ago
France and US say sanctions only option after Iran says it will step up uranium enrichment.
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Iran’s Nuclear Plans Prompt New Calls for Sanctions
New York Times - 2 hours 53 min ago
After Iran notified the U.N. nuclear agency of plans to enrich its uranium, officials from the U.S., France and Russia called for stronger measures against Tehran.
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Seeking A Kinder, Gentler Image For Israel
NPR/Middle East - 3 hours 58 min ago
The U.N.'s Goldstone Report accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during last winter's conflict in the Gaza Strip. Now, some say Israel needs to launch an offensive of a different kind: a public relations drive to disassociate itself from words like "occupation" or "conflict."
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Yemen al-Qaeda leader threatens US
Al Jazeera English - 4 hours 14 min ago
Deputy leader of group in Arabian Peninsula praises bin Laden for US plane bombing bid.
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West Bank to hold municipal elections July 17 (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 4 hours 33 min ago
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government decided Monday to hold municipal elections in the West Bank in July, the first voting since Abbas' Fatah movement was trounced by the militant Islamic Hamas in national polls four years ago.
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Yemen al Qaeda urges jihad, wants Red Sea blocked (Reuters)
Yahoo/Mideast - 4 hours 58 min ago
Reuters - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called for a regional Muslim holy war and a blockade of the Red Sea to cut off U.S. shipments to Israel, a further sign of the group's ambitions to mount new strikes outside its base.
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Iran Takes Next Step In Uranium Enrichment
NPR/Middle East - 5 hours 23 min ago
Iran said Monday it will begin enriching uranium to a higher grade than it has in the past. The U.S. and its partners say they are left with few options than to try to tighten the financial screws over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares (Reuters)
Yahoo/Mideast - 5 hours 30 min ago
Reuters - More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, violence stoked by rising tensions over a stalemate in peace talks.
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Iran's Nuclear 'Good-Cop, Bad-Cop' Routine
NPR/Middle East - 5 hours 37 min ago
Iran moved closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads Monday with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels. But just last week, Iran was sending different signals. Analysts say the moves are designed to keep the West off balance and avoid tougher sanctions aimed at Tehran.
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Rules Do Little to Hinder Iraq Parliament Race
New York Times - 6 hours 21 min ago
On the streets and online, candidates are trying to sway a vote that will define the political landscape for four years.
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Israel supreme court chief backs inquiry into Gaza war (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 6 hours 27 min ago
AFP - Israel's supreme court president, Dorit Beinish, on Monday came out in favour of a commission of inquiry into the Gaza war as called for by the United Nations in its Goldstone report.
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United solidarity with Gaza
Electronic Intifada Palestine - 6 hours 36 min ago
Once the Gaza Freedom March arrived in Cairo I repeatedly heard justification that organizers did not want to put Egyptian protesters at risk. Yet, Egyptians regularly protest in Egypt despite the risks. For a group of outsiders to justify the exclusion of our involvement without asking our opinion -- in spite of the good intentions of "protecting" us -- felt paternalistic and demeaning. Philip Rizk comments for The Electronic Intifada.
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Straw denies ignoring Iraq advice
Al Jazeera English - 6 hours 57 min ago
Former UK foreign minister says legal adviser gave him contradictory opinion on war.
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Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace (AP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 7 hours 58 min ago
AP - The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group.
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An 'Israeli Remix' of a Palestinian Scarf
New York Times - 8 hours 15 min ago
A Jewish D.J. in Brooklyn finds himself defending his right to market what he calls an "Israeli remix of the keffiyeh," a symbol of Palestinian identity.
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Palestinians to hold local elections in July (AFP)
Yahoo/Mideast - 8 hours 29 min ago
AFP - The Western-backed Palestinian Authority said on Monday it would hold local elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on July 17.
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